I have in front of me a Pentax Q. The camera manual suggests that the battery should be held in place by a small grey lock lever and to remove the battery this lever has to be released. On this Q that lever isn't holding the battery in place at all, the battery is only held in by closing the battery flap.

Is this normal or is it faulty?

Thanks.

John

+1
Seascapes tend to show up sloping horizons more.
However, for showing the technique, well done. While it might be obvious for some how to do it, others will welcome your efforts.

John

Wonder Who ?

I can see both good and bad points with having a voting system.

On the plus side it involves more users with the result so making it more inclusive.

On the negative side it would delay the announcement of the next competition while the voting takes place for presumably around a week or so.

One way a voting system could be made to work here is if the top three chosen by the convener are put head to head in a standard poll, but I'm not sure if there is any real value in doing that. Maybe for Qdos, have an end of year poll of the winning 12.

John

Seems a bit silly lugging round a tripod with just a Q on it! But yes a tripod would help.

I do not normally wear glasses, only for reading and it isn't convenient to keep putting them on to take a photo, especially when the K-5 has a dioptre setting to allow for that so it isn't necessary. It works for me with the K-5, not the Q, hence my comment.

I would love to consider a Q given its current price (£250) but my head says don't be silly!

John

First I have to ask if you wear reading glasses? I assume not.
Secondly, how on earth do you hold the camera out at arms length to take a photo with a 300mm lens, let alone a 500? The live view might zoom in to focus, but probably not on the subject you intend to take!

Might be OK on a dull day when the viewfinder isn't reflecting back the sun and with a wide angle lens, but otherwise it would appear a fraught experience.

I've got several compacts which do not have a viewfinder but regret I cannot manage to successfully use any of them now, or not consistently enough to consider making use of them for a trip. Basically I cannot focus my eyes on the screen close enough. Does that answer the question?

John

Not screw mount either.

It's for all members (so long as the entry is taken on a Pentax camera or a Samsung GX10/20 which are closely akin to the K10/20.) Maybe it needs a 'Who Can Enter' sentence adding into the proposed rules/instructions to make that clear.

John

That's clearer now and looks to have covered everything. Well done.

John

I cannot see that it really matters if by coincidence an ideal entry was taken just before the competition title was announced. It might be exceptional but given some people's issues finding time to take any photos at all such as those caring for disabled relatives or those who have personal health issues, why debar those entries for the sake a few hours?

I'd say a July 2012 entry has to be taken in July 2012, period. It's a monthly competition and you have a whole month to select the photographs for it. If I'm alone in this thought then that'll be fine, no issue, but maybe others think as I do.

I'm curious to know why anyone would object to that.

John